# Command GitHub's Coding Agent from VS Code

DevFeed: [Command GitHub's Coding Agent from VS Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/command-github-s-coding-agent-from-vs-code-4024.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/07/17/copilot-coding-agent>)

Author: Burke Holland

Published: 2025-07-17T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-code-code-editing-redefined.md>)

Topics: [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [Model Context Protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol.md>)

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## AI overview

This article previews GitHub Copilot Coding Agent integration in Visual Studio Code. It explains how developers can assign GitHub issues to an autonomous agent that works in an isolated development environment, creates pull requests, performs code changes and tests, and responds to review feedback. The integration also supports Model Context Protocol tools for working with databases and cloud services.

## Source excerpt

VS Code's integration with GitHub Copilot Coding Agent allows you to delegate tasks to the agent and let it handle them in the background. Read the full article